--- a/java.source.ant/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/ant/resources/junit-debug-snippet.xml	
+++ a/java.source.ant/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/ant/resources/junit-debug-snippet.xml	
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ 
     </target>
     <target name="-prepare-execution" depends="-init-debug-args">
         <macrodef name="junit-debug-template">
+            <!-- This macros is intended to be used in conjunction with the
+            org.apache.tools.ant.module.spi.AntLogger. Note, the last task
+            deletes just created test report. -->
             <element name="extra-args" implicit="yes" optional="yes"/>
             <sequential>
                 <translate-classpath classpath="${classpath}" targetProperty="classpath-translated" />
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ 
                         <mapper from="test-sys-prop.*" to="*" type="glob"/>
                     </syspropertyset>
                 </java>
-                <!-- cannot delete ${test.result.file} yet, will be parsed soon; XXX deleteOnExit? -->
+                <delete file="${test.result.file}" deleteonexit="true" />
             </sequential>
         </macrodef>
     </target>
--- a/java.source.ant/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/ant/resources/junit-snippet.xml	
+++ a/java.source.ant/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/ant/resources/junit-snippet.xml	
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ 
         <fail unless="run.test.single.method.supported">Execution of a single test method is not supported by this version of Ant.</fail>
     </target>
     <target name="-prepare-execution">
+        <property name="test.result.dir" location="${java.io.tmpdir}"/>
+        <property name="test.result.file"
+                  location="${test.result.dir}/TEST-${classname}.xml"/>
         <macrodef name="junit-template">
             <element name="test-spec" implicit="yes"/>
             <sequential>
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ 
                     <jvmarg value="-ea"/>
                     <jvmarg line="${run.jvmargs}"/>
                     <formatter type="brief" usefile="false"/>
+                    <formatter type="xml" />
                     <syspropertyset>
                         <propertyref prefix="test-sys-prop."/>
                         <mapper from="test-sys-prop.*" to="*" type="glob"/>
@@ -70,13 +74,19 @@ 
     </target>
     <target name="-test-class" depends="-prepare-execution" unless="methodname">
         <junit-template>
-            <test name="${classname}"/>
+            <test name="${classname}" todir="${test.result.dir}"/>
         </junit-template>
     </target>
     <target name="-test-method" depends="-check-run-test-single-method-supported,-prepare-execution" if="methodname">
         <junit-template>
-            <test name="${classname}" methods="${methodname}"/>
+            <test name="${classname}" methods="${methodname}"
+                  todir="${test.result.dir}"/>
         </junit-template>
     </target>
-    <target name="test" depends="-test-class,-test-method"/>
+    <target name="test" depends="-test-class,-test-method" >
+        <!-- This target is intended to be used in conjunction with the
+        org.apache.tools.ant.module.spi.AntLogger. Note, the next task
+        deletes just created test report. -->
+        <delete file="${test.result.file}" deleteonexit="true" />
+    </target>
 </project>